Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (SAFETY STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 4.40

         (1)   Subject to subregulation (2), an employer must not use plant at work, or allow plant to be used, if:

                (a)    the plant:

                          (i)    is to be operated at work; and

                         (ii)    is specified in column 2 of an item in Part 2 of Schedule 6; and

               (b)    the employer is not:

                          (i)    licensed to operate the plant; or

                         (ii)    exempted under regulation 4.40A.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

      (1A)   Strict liability applies in subregulation (1) to the following physical elements:

                (a)    in subparagraph (1) (a) (ii) -- that the plant is specified in column 2 of an item in Part 2 of Schedule 6;

               (b)    in subparagraph (1) (b) (ii) -- that the employer is not exempted under regulation 4.40A.

Note    For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

         (2)   Subregulation (1) applies to an employer on and after 1 January 1997.